Advancing Research
by funding Grant Programs and Fellowships
Driving Innovation
by guiding studies such as the SuperAgers Initiative and the FAST Initiative.
Furthering the Field
by supporting the infrastructure of three NIA Initiatives and leading the Amplifying Geroscience Initiative.
Top Breakthroughs driven by AFAR Experts
Delaying Disease by Targeting Aging
Saving Costs by Extending Healthspan
What are the Hallmarks of Aging?
What is Geroscience?
What is the Longevity Dividend?
The New Investigator in Alzhiemer's Disease Grantee Meeting is scheduled for September 25 - 27, 2019 and will be held in Los Angeles, California at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. The purpose of the event is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among current and former grantees and experts in the field of Alzheimer's Disease. The final program book is available here. Attendance of this meeting is by invitation only.
Join AFAR for the presentation of the 2026 George M. Martin Award, Terrie Fox Wetle Award, and Irving S. Wright Award at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in National Harbor, MD, on Thursday, November 5, 2:30 - 4:00 pm.
To celebrate AFAR's 45th anniversary, our annual awards dinner and scientific symposium returns on Monday December 7, 2026 to the Harvard Club in Manhattan. AFAR is pleased to honor the Atria Health and Research Institute, with CEO and Co-founder Alan Tisch accepting the award. We are honored to welcome guest speaker Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer, best-selling author, and Founder of Blue Zones.
